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Dodgers dealt tough Tony Gonsolin injury blow
The post Dodgers dealt tough Tony Gonsolin injury blow appeared first on ClutchPoints. The Los Angeles Dodgers' pitching staff has been banged up this season as an incredible 14 hurlers are sidelined due to injury. On Saturday, the Dodgers announced that yet another starter had landed on the IL. Advertisement LA moved Tony Gonsolin to the injured list with right elbow discomfort, per The Athletic's Fabian Ardaya on X. The Dodgers have now placed a ridiculous 20 different players on the IL less than halfway into the season. Tony Gonsolin becomes latest Dodgers pitcher to hit IL Jason Parkhurst-Imagn Images Gonsolin made his return from Tommy John surgery this year after he underwent the procedure in 2023 and was sidelined for all of last season. He's made seven starts for the Dodgers in 2025, going 3-2 with a 5.00 ERA, 1.417 WHIP, 9.5 K/9 and ERA+ of 78. Gonsolin last took the mound for LA in Wednesday's game against the New York Mets. He allowed two runs on three hits and three walks with six strikeouts in five innings. However, the Dodgers lost 6-1. Advertisement Los Angeles managed a come-from-behind win over the Mets in the series finale, which gave the team a 2-2 split against New York. However, the Dodgers are just 6-7 over their last 13 games and the team's lead over the San Diego Padres in the NL West has dropped to one game. LA was shut out by the St. Louis Cardinals in the series opener Friday. The Dodgers' biggest issue in the loss came down to timely hitting. The team went just 1-13 with runners in scoring position, something that shortstop Mookie Betts says needs to improve. The team did receive some positive injury news to offset the disappointing Gonsolin announcement. The Dodgers got a pitching boost Saturday after activating relievers Michael Kopech and Kirby Yates from the IL. Kopech has yet to pitch this season after a strong second half of 2024 with LA. He had been sidelined with forearm and shoulder ailments. But both Kopech and Yates will be available for the Dodgers against the Cardinals Saturday. Related: Yoshinobu Yamamoto accomplishes Dodgers feat not seen since 2019 Related: Dodgers get pitching boost before Cardinals clash
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19-03-2025
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We already have a March Madness buzzer-beater, plus pro soccer's big day
The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic's daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Hit a game winner today. The NCAA men's tournament technically started last night, and though we didn't have the pandemonium tomorrow will bring, we still got two incredible results, for opposite reasons: ALABAMA STATE TAKES A LEAD IN THE FINAL SECOND 😱#MarchMadness — NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 19, 2025 If anything, these play-in games are fun because they give a team like Alabama State a great tournament memory before playing No. 1 overall seed Auburn on Friday. One more day until the glory begins. Two things before we blow out the bracket picks tomorrow: Let's keep going: Hooray, pro-rel Last night, United Soccer League owners voted to become the first American pro soccer organization to adopt promotion and relegation, sources told The Athletic. USL currently runs two soccer leagues, one in the second division and another in the third. But just last month owners announced plans to launch a first-division league, which would compete directly with MLS, and promotion and relegation would be standardized throughout the three-league pyramid. I could not be more excited for this, and any American soccer fan possessing a passing familiarity with European soccer should agree. Advertisement A big week in Dodgerland The Dodgers won their Opening Day game over the Cubs in Tokyo, 4-1, in what became a momentous day for the franchise. A team anchored by Japanese stars shone in front of over 40,000 fans, which made the famously cool Shohei Ohtani nervous. The country is 'baseball-mad,' as Fabian Ardaya explains, and the Dodgers are at the center of its adoration right now. MLB is betting big on Japan, too — and the prize could be worth billions. More: Watch Rates & Barrels break it all down. Dodgers and Cubs fans will want to tune in. Indiana snags WVU coach Darian DeVries will be the new head men's basketball coach at Indiana, the school announced yesterday, ending a brutal week for West Virginia's basketball program. The Mountaineers were robbed of an NCAA Tournament spot Sunday, and two days later their coach leaves for a traditional powerhouse. Adding to it all: DeVries' son Tucker, a talented guard, will probably follow his father to Indiana. See our full report here. More news 📫 Love The Pulse? Check out our other newsletters. 📺 NCAAW: No. 11 Princeton vs. No. 11 Iowa State 7 p.m. ET on ESPNU The women's tourney starts here with its best play-in game of the night. The Cyclones' Audi Crooks is the one to watch. 📺 NCAAM: No. 11 Xavier vs. No. 11 Texas 9:10 p.m. ET on truTV And here's the last of the men's play-in games, between two good teams. Most of our experts have Xavier winning. Get tickets to games like these here. Sure, Travis Hunter is football's most famous two-way star right now. But did you know he's obsessed with fishing? Jayna Bardahl went fishing with him. Just read the story. Luke Smith has an important story on rookie F1 driver Isack Hadjar's disastrous debut and the hug from Anthony Hamilton that showcased the true emotion of a bad day. Make time for this. Advertisement Speaking of the Hamilton family, living legend Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari honeymoon isn't over yet, but the growing pains are assuredly starting. Full disclosure: I'm drinking a coffee as I read this story from Sarah Shephard on how soccer players are becoming caffeine heads. Even down to the gum. Startling details inside. Don't miss Jayson Stark's trek to Tropicana Field, where baseball's haunted house still has a busted roof and plenty of questions along with it. Did you know that ghost runners in baseball actually favor the visiting team? Grant Brisbee explains. The leading QB guru thinks Kyle McCord — yes, Kyle McCord — may be the best QB prospect in this year's NFL Draft, and he has high-tech receipts to prove it. Most-clicked in the newsletter yesterday: Our story on the Unrivaled championship game, including takeaways from the organization's first season. Most-read on the website yesterday: The newser on Tracy Morgan's scary courtside episode at the Knicks game Monday night. He says he's doing OK now.
